"I have been fascinated with the importance of photography for as long as I can remember, an obsession with capturing time- moments, events, things that will never again play out the exact same way- and holding it forever in a single frame. What a powerful thing to be able to do".

Erin Penwell has a degree in Studio Art Photography from the University of California at Santa Barbara. She is based in San Diego and has run her own photography business since 2005. Her work has been featured in Architectural Digest, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Sunset Magazine, The San Diego Union Tribune, and many other national publications.